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Packwood Lake 2023

June 1, 2023 Update, The rootwad is now cleared.
May 25, 2023 Update. The Packwood Lake Trail is now cleared from the trailhead to the Upper Lake Creek Trail and the Upper Lake Creek Trail is cleared to the end of Packwood Lake with the exception of one rootwad just before the wilderness boundary (46.593337, -121.557863).
May 18, 2023 Update. The Packwood Lake Trail is now cleared from the trailhead to the wilderness boundary near mile 4. There is one larger (42") and a 20" log in the non-wilderness about mile 4.2 before the lake (photo below). Limited patchy snow remains now.
May 3, 2023 Packwood Lake trail survey
Up to about 4' deep snow on trail and maybe 2' deep on lower road.
13 logs before wilderness boundary, most close to 12" and most within 1 mile of trailhead.
About 5 logs in wilderness, largest about 36", some buried in snow.
3 logs from wilderness boundary down to lake, largest about 42"
Just a few small logs and chucks on road/trail from lake to trailhead.
0.1 Mile, 14, 8 and 4
0.1 Mile, 14", 8" and 4"		 0.4 Mile, 10 and 12
0.4 Mile, 10" and 12"		 0.4 Mile, 10 and 12 (Looking west)
0.4 Mile, 10" and 12" (Looking west)		 0.7 Mile, 14, 18 and 10
0.7 Mile, 14", 18" and 10"
0.7 Mile, 14, 18 and 10 (looking west)
0.7 Mile, 14", 18" and 10" (looking west)		 0.8 Mile, 8
0.8 Mile, 8"		 0.81 Mile, 5 overhead
0.81 Mile, 5" overhead		 1.8 Mile, 14 and 8
1.8 Mile, 14" and 8"
1.8 Mile, 14 and 8 (Looking west)
1.8 Mile, 14" and 8" (Looking west)		 1.9 Mile, 4 top
1.9 Mile, 4" top		 2 Mile, Wilderness Boundary
2 Mile, Wilderness Boundary		 2.5 Mile, 14
2.5 Mile, 14"
2.5 Mile, Snow
2.5 Mile, Snow		 3.1 Mile, 12. less then 7' clearance
3.1 Mile, 12". less then 7' clearance		 3.2 Mile, Buried log, Maybe 12
3.2 Mile, Buried log, Maybe 12"		 3.4 Mile, 36 May slip down hill??
3.4 Mile, 36" May slip down hill??
3.4 Mile, 36 May slip down hill??
3.4 Mile, 36" May slip down hill??		 3.5 Mile 4 Sweeper
3.5 Mile 4" Sweeper		 3.7 Mile, 4 top
3.7 Mile, 4" top		 4 Mile, Wilderness Boundary
4 Mile, Wilderness Boundary
4.1 Mile, 28 Walk Around Log
4.1 Mile, 28" Walk Around Log		 4.2 Mile 42 and 20
4.2 Mile 42" and 20"		 4.2 Mile 42 and 20
4.2 Mile 42" and 20"		 4.2 Mile 42 and 20
4.2 Mile 42" and 20"
Mile 4.3, Limbs and brush
Mile 4.3, Limbs and brush		 Mile 4.3, Limbs and brush
Mile 4.3, Limbs and brush		 4.4 Mile Packwood Lake
4.4 Mile Packwood Lake		 Hydro Crew
Hydro Crew
Back on Rd
Back on Rd		 Lower Trail
Lower Trail		 Lower Trail
Lower Trail		 Lower Trail
Lower Trail
Lower Trail
Lower Trail		 Lower Trail
Lower Trail		 Lower Road, Recent work
Lower Road, Recent work		 Lower Road, Recent work
Lower Road, Recent work
Lower road
Lower road		 3 Peaks Burn
3 Peaks Burn		 3 Peaks Burn
3 Peaks Burn		 The road to the trailhead is in pretty good condition
The road to the trailhead is in pretty good condition
Before
Before		 During
During		 After
After		 Underbucking
Underbucking
Cleared
Cleared		 Rootwad Upper Lake Creek before Wild.
Rootwad Upper Lake Creek before Wild.		 Rootwad Upper Lake Creek before Wild
Rootwad Upper Lake Creek before Wild		 Upper Lake Creek Trail, Before
Upper Lake Creek Trail, Before
Upper Lake Creek Trail, During
Upper Lake Creek Trail, During		 Upper Lake Creek Trail, After
Upper Lake Creek Trail, After		 Upper Lake Creek Trail
Upper Lake Creek Trail		 The May 25 Crew
The May 25 Crew
End of the lake
End of the lake		 The rootwad is now cleared
The rootwad is now cleared

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